Cucumis

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Translingual

Cucumis sativus

Etymology

From Latin cucumis (“cucumber”).

Proper noun

Cucumis m

A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – the cucumbers.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Cucurbitales - order; Cucurbitaceae - family; Cucurbitoideae - subfamily; Melothrieae - tribe; Cucumerinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Cucumis subg. Cucumis, Cucuminis subg. Humifructus - subgenera
- Cucumis sativus - type species

Further reading

Cucumis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cucumis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cucumis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cucumis at USDA Plants database

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